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It's time of year again folks, no not almost Halloween or two paydays until Christmas (although both those are true) but instead it is time to cast your vote in the 2014 British Poker Awards. An expert panel of judges, myself included, got together and …

equity-logo Chip dumping is an occurrence in online poker that involves a player intentionally losing chips to another player. The chips are used as a way to launder funds to the other individual or as a way to help the player win a tournament. The …

“The purchase of Main Event Travel is not only a great fit to my portfolio of leisure industry interests, but also a superb fit for my other passion of poker. The company is exceptionally well positioned in the market with a great team who are ready to …

The Global Poker Index (GPI) has one allegiance, and that's to the fans of poker. Chief Executive, Alex Dreyfus, has a vision to not only help create a better product for those fans, but to also help create more fans. To ensure that happens, Dreyfus …

Ultimate Poker is now facing questions about its future, following an exit from the New Jersey online poker market last week. While the company still operates a fairly successful site in Nevada, recent departures from the company have many industry …

The online gambling blacklist filled quite rapidly in the last several years from just a few sites to a total of 97, as per March 12, 2014, including big names from the poker industry like Everest, Titan, 888, Winamax, Betsson, William Hill, Betfair …

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — Two California poker players have filed a lawsuit claiming Iowa State Patrol troopers unlawfully seized more than $100,000 from them during a traffic stop last year. The Des Moines Register reports William “Bart” Davis and John …

He's mysterious, keeps to himself, rarely speaks and instead stares into your soul to decide just how he will get the best of you at the poker table … and don't kid yourself, he will! His peers call him the best poker player on the planet. And next …

UK poker player and convicted fraudster Achilleas Kallakis, 46, has been ordered to pay back just £3.25 million of the £750 million ($1.1bn) he swindled two banks out off, or else serve the whole seven years jail term he has been given. From 2003 to …

A total of 2,142 players turned out for the $5,200 no-limit hold'em main event of the 2014 PokerStars World Championship of Online Poker. The event featured a $10 million prize pool, which was easily surpassed. In the end the large turnout built a …

If you`re a horse enthusiast looking to get outside before the cold weather, there`s a special event in Lancaster County park that allows you to enjoy the outdoors and raise money for a great cause – the Lancaster city police mounted unit. Here to talk …

Poker in Colorado has been fueled recently by various tournaments and cash games throughout the state, most notably the 10th version of the Colorado Poker Championship at Golden Gates Casino in Black Hawk, Colo. The CPC ran Aug. 15-Sept.

Last fall, Las Vegas poker player and investor Daniel Shak was hit with a $400,000 penalty and trading ban after he was accused of attempting to manipulate oil markets. But, regulators claim, he didn't learn his lesson. The U.S. Commodity Futures …

The Ohio Valley region boasted an amazing accomplishment over Labor Day weekend, drawing 750-plus players in $1K-plus events at Horseshoe Cincinnati and the Hollywood Poker Classic in Toledo. Jason Newman of the Horseshoe and Ken Lambert of …

A win in the Super High Roller event at the Seminole Hard Rock Poker Open allowed Jacob Schindler (GPI#12) to cross the $3M mark in career earnings and push his 2014 totals to just under that amount in what has been a career year on the circuit for the …

Ireland was awash with French poker players over the weekend weekend as the Winamax Poker Open rolled into Dublin for the latest instalment of its €550 buy-in Main Event. A grand total of 994 players bought into the event during the two starting …

Basically, the state wants to make charities do more of the work running poker games, instead of relying on partnerships (usually 50-50) with other groups, known as suppliers. Charities say that they need to have partnerships in order to make the games …

Italian players will not get the chance to play at Full Tilt Poker tables anytime soon, as Amaya Gaming has reportedly decided not to bring the poker room to Italy. According to Italian news agency Agimeg, a representative from the room's ownership has …